Umoya ococekileyo, uLwandle oluCocekileyo

Ukuhlala unolwazi oluvela ekhaya kulula kakhulu ngenxa yetekhnoloji yanamhlanje kunye nokukwazi ukufikelela kumxholo olungileyo, ochanekileyo. Loo nto ayithethi ukuba iindaba zihlala zilula ukuzithathela ingqalelo—njengoko sisazi sonke. Ukufunda i-16 April edition ye-Yale e360, ndiye ndachukunyiswa sisicatshulwa esifanele sibe ziindaba ezilungileyo malunga nokukwazi kwethu ukuvelisa inzuzo yezoqoqosho ekunciphiseni okanye ekupheliseni umonakalo kwimisebenzi yabantu. Kwaye kunjalo, kubonakala ngathi kukho umkhwa kwicala elingalunganga.

“Umthetho ococekileyo woMoya wowe-1970, umzekelo, waxabisa iibhiliyoni ezingama-523 zeerandi kwiminyaka yawo yokuqala engama-20, kodwa wavelisa iibhiliyoni ezingama-22.2 zeerandi kwiinzuzo zempilo yoluntu noqoqosho. 'Icace gca into yokuba uninzi lwale mithetho yendalo esingqongileyo iluncedo kakhulu eluntwini,' enye ingcaphephe yemigaqo-nkqubo ixelela uConniff [umbhali wenqaku], 'Ukuba asiyibeki le mimiselo, thina njengoluntu sishiya imali. itafile."

Iinzuzo kulwandlekazi lothintelo longcoliseko azinakulinganiswa—kanye njengeenzuzo zethu elwandle. Okungena emoyeni kuphumela kwimijelo yethu yamanzi, amatheku ethu namachweba, kunye nolwandle. Enyanisweni, ulwandle luye lwafunxa isinye kwisithathu secarbon dioxide nezinye izinto ezikhutshwayo kule minyaka ingamakhulu amabini idluleyo. Kwaye iyaqhubeka ivelisa ukuya kuthi ga kwisiqingatha seoksijini ekufuneka siyiphefumle. Nangona kunjalo, amashumi eminyaka amade okufunxa izinto ezikhutshwayo ezivela kwimisebenzi yabantu anempembelelo kwikhemikhali yolwandle-ayikwenzi nje ukuba kungabi nabubele kubomi ngaphakathi, kodwa nokuba namandla okuchaphazela kakubi amandla ayo okuvelisa ioksijini.

Ke apha sibhiyozela iminyaka engamashumi amahlanu yokuqinisekisa ukuba abo bafumana inzuzo kwimisebenzi evelisa ungcoliseko bathatha inxaxheba ekuthinteleni ungcoliseko, ukuze impilo kunye nezinye iindleko zokusingqongileyo zithotywe. Nangona kunjalo, kunzima ukubhiyozela impumelelo yethu yangaphambili ekukhuleni koqoqosho kunye neenzuzo zokusingqongileyo, kuba kubonakala ngathi uhlobo lwe-amnesia luyasasazeka.

Kwezi veki zimbalwa zidlulileyo, kubonakala ngathi abo bajongene nokukhusela umgangatho wethu womoya balibele ukuba umgangatho olungileyo womoya unceda njani kuqoqosho lwethu. Kubonakala ngathi abo bajongene nokukhusela impilo kunye nentlalo-ntle yethu baye bayityeshela yonke idatha ebonisa ukuba bangaphi abantu abagulayo kwaye basweleke kwiindawo apho ungcoliseko lomoya lolona lukhulu - yonke le nto ngexesha lobhubhani wesigulo esibulalayo sokuphefumla esiye sabulala. yabethelela ezo ndleko zezoqoqosho, ezentlalo nezoluntu. Kuya kubonakala ngathi abo bajongene nokukhusela impilo kunye nentlalontle yethu baye balibala ukuba i-mercury kwiintlanzi zethu imele ingozi enkulu kwaye inokuphepheka kwimpilo kwabo batya iintlanzi, kuquka abantu, iintaka kunye nezinye izidalwa.

Masingabuyi emva kwaloo migaqo eyenze ukuba umoya wethu uphefumle ngakumbi kwaye amanzi ethu asele ngakumbi. Masikhumbule ukuba nokuba zithini na iindleko zokunqanda ungcoliseko olusuka kwimisebenzi yabantu, iindleko ZOKUNGAZINIKEZI umda zinkulu kakhulu. Njengoko iwebhusayithi ye-EPA isitsho, "(f) ukusweleka kwangaphambi kwexesha kunye nezigulo kuthetha ukuba abantu baseMelika bafumana ubomi obude, umgangatho ongcono wobomi, iindleko eziphantsi zonyango, ukungabikho esikolweni okumbalwa, kunye nemveliso engcono yabasebenzi. Uphononongo oluphononongwe ngabalingane lubonisa ukuba uMthetho ube lutyalo-mali olulungileyo lwezoqoqosho eMelika. Ukususela ngowe-1970, umoya ococekileyo kunye noqoqosho olukhulayo luye lwahamba kunye. Lo Mthetho udale amathuba entengiso athe anceda ekukhuthazeni izinto ezintsha kubuchwephesha obucocekileyo-iitekhnoloji apho iUnited States iye yaba yinkokeli yemarike yehlabathi. https://www.epa.gov/clean-air-act-overview/clean-air-act-and-economy

Ngaphezu koko, umoya omdaka kunye namanzi amdaka azonakalisa izityalo nezilwanyana esihlala nazo kwesi sijikelezi-langa, neziyinxalenye yenkqubo yethu yokuxhasa ubomi. Kwaye, endaweni yokubuyisela intabalala elwandle, siya kuphucula ngakumbi amandla akhe okubonelela ngeoksijini kunye nezinye iinkonzo ezixabisekileyo apho bonke ubomi buxhomekeke kuzo. Kwaye silahlekelwa ubunkokeli bethu ekukhuseleni umoya kunye namanzi asebenze njengethemplate yemithetho yokusingqongileyo emhlabeni jikelele.